BASED IN IRWIN, PA
serving the Pittsburgh, PA area
WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY
ENGAGEMENT PHOTOGRAPHY
So, if you think that we’re absolutely insane – you might be right. Who in their right mind would take a 4 year old & a 6 month old on an amusement park hopping extravaganza? We would, that’s who: a roller coaster nerd and his Disney World once-upon-a-time Cast Member wife. I’d say, we’re uniquely qualified...
With the new direction of my blog and the shift of it’s primary focus from just weddings & engagements, I felt like it might be helpful to officially introduce “XScreamThrills” – my husband, Derrick. He will be authoring most of the upcoming posts you’ll see about roller coasters and together we’ll be co-authoring a lot...
It’s the second week of February! And that means I’m officially “late” to posting my 2018 Highlight Posts. However – I’m the boss of this operation! So, there is no such thing as “late”. Yes, I typically post the highlights from the previous year in January, but my January this year kind of escaped from...
It probably comes as no surprise, but we love Kennywood Park. And since this is the 3rd year in a row that we’ve attended Kennywood’s Christmas Event: Holiday Lights, that officially makes it a family tradition, right? This year is the first year we’ve attended that it hasn’t felt like we’re in the Arctic! We...
I am SO proud of my husband! I mean, I’m proud of him for lots of reasons, lots of days, but today is a BIG, red-letter day for him. A day he’s been working so hard to get to, for so long. A day he’s literally put hours and hours and hours into making a...
Hi! I'm Kara!
Welcome to my blog!
I am a full time engagement & wedding photographer based in Irwin, PA & I love to write!
I blog about 3 main topics:
•the beautiful love stories that I capture with my camera
•our adventures visiting different amusement parks for my husband's YouTube channel
•and the every day, crazy life as a family of 4.
I'm so thankful you've found your way here!
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